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Course Description

This program combines a broad liberal legal education with a strong practical orientation. It is designed to equip students with the required knowledge and skills for legal practice. Those not seeking to practice as legal practitioners will gain a liberal learning experience, which will be enriched by its exposure to the ethos and practice of the law. The course provides students with: professional legal skills, including the ability to analyse legal material and understand fundamental legal principles; an understanding of the relationship between law and society; general analytical skills for analysing and solving non-legal problems; and specialised study into the Australian legal system. During the course students will develop skills in advocacy, negotiation, legal drafting and legal research.

Subjects you can Study

Law

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About Western Sydney University

Founded in 1989, Western Sydney University is ranked in the top 3 per cent of universities in the world. Over 70 per cent of the University's assessed research has been ranked at world class or better.

The University is home to several research institutes, including the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, the Institute for Culture and Society, the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Australia-China Institute for Arts and Culture and the Translational Health Research Institute. Each institute enhances the University's research strengths and expertise in areas such as climate change, water conservation, smart engineering, the changing social landscape and human-machine communication.

The University boasts unique campuses across Western Sydney including Bankstown, Campbelltown, Hawkesbury, Parramatta and Penrith. Western Sydney University, The College, owned by the University, offers university pathway courses and VET courses at Bankstown, Nirimba and Lithgow.

With a student population in excess of 44,000 and more than 3,000 staff members, Western Sydney University has grown to be one of the largest universities in Australia.

The University is closely linked to Western Sydney, one of the nation's economic powerhouses where ten per cent of all Australians live, and has a teaching and research structure designed to meet the challenges of today's economy.

Western Sydney University offers students a wide range of traditional disciplines combined with the latest in innovative thinking. Courses are delivered through innovative, relevant, engaging and flexible study options.

Provider CRICOS: 00917K; 02851G (WS, The College)

Bachelor Degree (Pass)

Duration

Campbelltown

Full-time internal = 4 years

Part-time internal = 8 years

Parramatta

Full-time internal = 4 years

Part-time internal = 8 years

Structure

320 credit points

Entry Requirements

Successful completion of one full-time year of study at a recognised university; or completion of an associate or advanced diploma; or equivalent work experience

Study Pathways

If students have successfully completed 1 full-time year of study at a recognised university, or completed an associate or advanced diploma, or have equivalent work experience then they may be granted academic exemption for the 8 non-law electives - reducing the program to 3 years full-time or 6 years part-time. The School of Law offers a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, which provides the PLT qualification for admission. Students are able to undertake 1 PLT subject as part of their LLB program.

How does this course perform?

How do study fields for Bachelor of Laws at Western Sydney University perform?

Law

Who is studying Law at Western Sydney University

2,429

11

22%

18%

20%

Undergraduate students

International students

School leavers

Over 25 years old

Part time students

What Law graduates from Western Sydney University say

Teaching quality

Worse

Average

Better

Generic skills

Worse

Average

Better

Overall satisfaction

Worse

Average

Better

Where do Law graduates from Western Sydney University go

Seeking work

31%

Worse

Average

Better

Starting salary

$52,600

Worse

Average

Better

Further study

25%

Not available.

Life after Study

Law

Where are graduates that studied Law at Western Sydney University?

15%

70%

15%

0%

Public sector

Private practice

Private industry

Working overseas

Related Careers

Lawyers provide advice, write documents and conduct negotiations on legal matters, and may represent clients in court and tribunal proceedings. They are described as solicitors or barristers, depending on the work they do.